CS/SB 884: Audits of Campaign Finance Reports
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Hutson
Audits of Campaign Finance Reports; Authorizing certain candidates to request the Division of Elections of the Department of State to audit a specified report; requiring the division to conduct audits and field investigations with respect to candidates’ alleged failures to file certain reports or statements; requiring the division to conduct random audits of specified reports after each general election cycle; exempting aspects of the auditing process from the Administrative Procedure Act, etc.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Ethics and Elections; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/11/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/16/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
1/16/2024 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Ethics and Elections read 1st time
1/18/2024 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/29/2024 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules
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CS/SB 884, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/16/2024 at 3:30 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/29/2024 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and secondary depositories. Page 10 (pdf) 106.07 Reports; certification and filing. Page 12 (pdf) 106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 14 (pdf) 106.141 Disposition of surplus funds by candidates. Page 2 (pdf) 106.22 Duties of the Division of Elections. Page 8 (pdf) 717.1235 Dormant campaign accounts; report of unclaimed property. Page 14 (pdf) -
SB 884, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2023 at 3:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics and Elections (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2024 (pdf)
Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 639232 - Amendment
Delete lines 62 - 240 and insert:Ethics and Elections
(Hutson)1/12/2024
7:48 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/16/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/16/2024 8:30 AM Ethics and Elections 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and secondary depositories. Page 9 (pdf) 106.07 Reports; certification and filing. Page 11 (pdf) 106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and political committees. Page 13 (pdf) 106.141 Disposition of surplus funds by candidates. Page 2 (pdf) 106.22 Duties of the Division of Elections. Page 8 (pdf) 717.1235 Dormant campaign accounts; report of unclaimed property. Page 14 (pdf)